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Has anyone got one of these electric pressure cookers?
I have been thinking of buying one for a while, but they are expensive!
I went to a party where they had two of these on the go with different curry's in and a very large rice cooker as well
Both currys were really tasty and kept us all going all night, some left over next morning for a quick curry fix, always lovely next day.
Still cant decide if I should go to the expensive as I have a perfectly good slow cooker, the thing with the electric pressure cookers were the size of them.

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I bought * Made in India * by Meera Sodha a few months ago after reading Yotam Ottolenghi write up. Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen.
A different recipe book to the usual cookery books. A mix between Indian and English I thought.
Loved the corn on the cob with chilli garlic butter, great for BBQ weather as it is at the moment.
Royal Bengal Fish Fingers, grandkids love them! And my favourite at the moment is Scallops with Tamarind very different and everyone that I have made them for has asked for the recipe, again great done on the BBQ
Favourite main dish up to now has been Coriander Chutney Chicken, very different.
The coriander chutney, lovely, always a jar in my fridge, Smashing over chicken, burgers, lamb.
Best pudding so far. Black Pepper Ice Cream.!

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Lets Talk Curry / Re: Curries Made Simple - by Tasnim K. Hussain
« on: July 05, 2015, 01:04 PM »
This little book is one I seem to get out every so often and try a different recipe.
It's good to see how different asian people make dishes, so many variants on recipes and it is worth giving them ago. I think we think that all Indian/Pakistani food is the same a asian restaurants, but I often find it isn't. I have eaten with many of my asian friends and find that their food is nothing really like the restaurant or takeaway food. Could it be because in the home the women cook and in the restaurants and takeaways its the MEN who cook?
My favourite in this little book is Lamb Bhuna and Fish pakoras and her samosa, I have always been told by Asian Ladies USE the best quality flour.
Another thing I have found is every starter sauce is different, I wasn't keen on the Onion Sauce in curries made simple.

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British Indian Restaurant Recipe Requests / Re: raan
« on: July 06, 2012, 10:52 AM »
I usually add Amchoor powder, about 1/2 tsp
and 60 ml or either lime or lemon juice
Both tenderise the meat
Also 5 cloves of garlic cut into slivers and stuck in the lamb as well  ;)

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Storage / Re: Keeping fresh garlic
« on: April 01, 2012, 08:59 AM »
Good idea about separate jars, Because We like more ginger than garlic

I will try the Turmeric on my next mix and also the oil.

I have always been afraid of garlic and oil after reading an article years ago, but saying that I always used to have a bottle of homemade Garlic oil in the fridge until reading about it, we never got poorly.

Many thanks for sharing the tip  ;)

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Storage / Re: Keeping fresh garlic
« on: April 01, 2012, 06:48 AM »
At work we just used to make up a kilner jar of Garlic and Ginger paste, keep it in the fridge until it was used up.

I have always done the same thing, Buy garlic and ginger in bulk, mince up in the processor with some water and store it in the jar and use it each day, I must admit I put this paste in everything! made liver and onions last night and put the paste it that.  ;D

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Lets Talk Curry / Cyrus Tiduwaka and Saturday Kitchen
« on: March 31, 2012, 11:20 AM »
Just been watching Cyrus Tiduwaka Cooking Lamb Country Captain Pie, on Saturday Kitchen, Wow the Lamb Melted, excellent choice of spices
What an excellent idea for a Indian Shepherds Pie.
One to try next week I think  ;D

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Lets Talk Curry / Re: Curry dinner party this Saturday
« on: March 23, 2012, 08:51 AM »
Sounds like its going to be a good night for everyone
Lots of work, unless you have most things prepared before hand
Take lots of photo's  :) :)

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Lets Talk Curry / Re: Ever thought of going into business?
« on: March 23, 2012, 08:48 AM »
I have, I used to teach Asian Cookery at Night School, to people who like me enjoy Asian food so much.
I started going to the classes and did that for 3 years, once a week and came home with the finished product, then I started to invite friends round for Indian Nights, I continued with the classes because I enjoyed them so much, Then the Indian Lecturer who also had a restaurant in City asked How would I like to become his assistant, I would come in early and Prep up for the class, get the spices out, Make the Chappti the Industrial Mixer, help throughout the class and then do the washing up at the end, I also made a couple of dishes myself, It was great and I was getting PAID for enjoying myself..
One week the Lecturer was ill and the Head of Centre asked me WOULD I take the class !!  ???
I did and enjoyed every minute, teaching to people who WANTED to learn.
The following year I got offered my own class in another part of the City and took them until we moved to France..
I eventually missed my classes, so I started inviting Brit's here in France who missed a GOOD OLD UK Asian meal, the curries in France as SO SO BLAND, in fact who ever said French Food would was great must have been mad!
Now I take small classes in the summer from my kitchen, I usually have 6 people here, they come first thing and we all prepare a meal, which we sit down to on the terrace in the sun and eat
I have done this 4 years now and I get repeat people who have now become friends coming back each time..
So yes If you enjoy Indian Food start your own class or do the Underground Restaurant that is spring up all over the UK and France... Just watched this week *The Little Paris Kitchen: Cooking with Rachel Khoo *
 :) :) :)

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Coconut Powder is sold in Tesco, I use it for fish cakes or sometimes meatballs, it stick the product together.
Blue Dragon also make it, but its very difficult to find.
Thai shops also sell it a lot.

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